Italian Recipe - Butternut Squash Ravioli

This is my favorite Italian recipe to eat on a cold day. It looks like a lot of work, but it's fun and kids love to help with making ravioli! 

Ingredients 

Filling: 

1 large butternut squash {peel, seed and chop} 

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 

2 tablespoon parsley 

1/2 cup ricotta cheese 

1/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese 

salt and pepper 

dough:

2 1/2 cups unbleached flour 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

2 eggs water 

Italian Cooking 

1. Bake squash until tender. 
   
2. Mash squash, and add nutmeg, garlic, cinnamon, parsley and cheese. 
   
3. Put mixture in refrigerator to cool while preparing dough. 
   
4. For dough: Mix flour and salt together. 
   
5. In a separate bowl, mix eggs and 1/4 cup water. 
   
6. Put egg mixture into food processor and slowly add flour until mixed into a firm dough. Add water if necessary. 
   
7. Knead dough by hand, and roll into a thin sheet, approximately 1/8 inch. 
   
8. Cut circles in the dough and spoon filling into each circle. 
   
9. Moisten the edge of the circle with water and pull edges together sealing the edge with a fork.
   
10. Let ravioli dry for about 2 hours, and refrigerate until ready to use. 
    
11. Cook ravioli in boiling salted water for about 15 minutes and drain.
    

This Italian recipe for ravioli is great with any number of sauces.  Basically your imagination is the limit!  I love to eat them with a simple garlic and butter sauce but it's always fun to play with sauce combinations on them.  They can really hold their own with anything!